Where does the Alpine char live?
Salvelinus alpinus has 462,547 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1723 to 2026. Most records come from Greenland.
- 462,547 records
- 24 places
- 184 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataSalmoniformesSalmonidaeSalvelinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17232026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 222,142 | |
| Sweden | 113,544 | |
| Canada | 82,113 | |
| Norway | 41,471 | |
| Russia | 1,192 | |
| United Kingdom | 647 | |
| United States | 462 | |
| France | 288 | |
| Finland | 286 | |
| Iceland | 119 | |
| Italy | 69 | |
| Germany | 53 | |
| Austria | 38 | |
| Denmark | 38 | |
| Faroe Islands | 32 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 20 | |
| Switzerland | 12 | |
| Slovenia | 9 | |
| Argentina | 4 | |
| Ireland | 2 | |
| Montenegro | 2 | |
| French Southern Territories | 2 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Türkiye | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Salmonidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.